Which file systems does Windows 7 support?

Windows 7 supports multiple file systems. We'll show you which ones you can use under Windows 7.

Windows 7: Which file systems are supported?

• FAT: The FAT versions FAT 12 and 16 have long been out of date, but are still supported. The adapted FAT32 and exFAT file systems are much more up-to-date.
• NTFS: The NTFS file format has been included since Windows XP, which, in contrast to FAT, also supports files from a size of 4 GB.